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Byron Gladden
Byron Gladden (Democratic Party) was a member of the Guilford County Schools school board in North Carolina, representing District 7. Gladden assumed office in 2016. Gladden left office on December 8, 2020.
Gladden (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Guilford County Schools school board to represent District 7 in North Carolina. Gladden lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Guilford County Schools, North Carolina, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Guilford County Schools, District 7
Bettye T. Jenkins won election in the general election for Guilford County Schools, District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bettye T. Jenkins (D) | 100.0 | 25,965 | |
| Total votes: 25,965 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Guilford County Schools, District 7
Bettye T. Jenkins defeated Jayvon Johnson and incumbent Byron Gladden in the Democratic primary for Guilford County Schools, District 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bettye T. Jenkins | 61.4 | 6,999 | |
| Jayvon Johnson | 24.7 | 2,810 | ||
 | Byron Gladden | 13.9 | 1,587 | |
| Total votes: 11,396 | |||
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2016
- See also: Guilford County Schools elections (2016)
Nine of the nine seats on the Guilford County Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. Every seat on the board was up for election due to the redrawing of district lines. The redistricting reduced the board from 11 to nine members, and eliminated one of the two at-large seats on the board. The at-large and even-numbered district representatives served two-year terms, and odd-numbered district representatives served for four years. After the first term, the at-large and even-number seats were up for election to four-year terms. The year 2016 was also the first the district changed from nonpartisan to partisan elections. A primary election was held on March 15, 2016, for Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8.[1][2][3]
The at-large position on the board saw one Republican and one Democrat each who filed for the seat; they were Alan Hawkes and Alan W. Duncan, respectively. Duncan secured victory to the seat. Two Democratic candidates filed for District 1 and faced each other in the primary: T. Dianne Bellamy-Small and Aaron Keith McCullough. Bellamy-Small won the primary and, having faced no formal opposition in the general election, won the spot on the board. In District 2, Republican candidates John Bradley Nosek and Anita Sharpe vied for the seat in the primary. Sharpe won the primary and defeated Jeff Belton (D) in the general election. Similarly, in District 3 two Republicans faced each other in the primary: Brian Pearce and Pat Tillman. Tillman won and advanced to the general election to win against Angelo Kidd (D). In District 4, two Republicans—Paul Daniels and Linda Welborn—filed for the seat. Welborn emerged victorious and won the seat after she found herself unopposed in the general election. District 5 saw Democratic candidate Darlene Garrett file along with Republican candidate Mary Sauer and unaffiliated candidate Lois Bailey. Bailey initially missed the candidate filing deadline on December 21, 2015, so she had to collect the signatures of 1,756 registered voters to appear on the ballot. Garrett won the race. In District 6, Democratic candidate Khem Irby filed along with Republican candidate and District 2 incumbent Ed Price. However, Price dropped out of the race and was replaced on the ballot by Republican candidate Wes Cashwell, who won the spot on the board. Democrat Byron Gladden defeated unaffiliated candidate Bettye Jenkins in District 7. Jenkins also missed the filing deadline but made it on the ballot by gathering enough petition signatures. District 8 saw two Democratic candidates file: Deena Hayes-Greene and Matthew Stafford. Since Hayes-Greene was unopposed in the general, she won the seat.[4][5][6][7]
Results
| Guilford County Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democrat |  Byron Gladden |
69.73% | 19,299 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bettye Jenkins | 30.27% | 8,378 | |
| Total Votes (100) | 27,677 | |||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Guilford," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Gladden did not file a campaign finance report with the Guilford County Board of Elections as of November 3, 2016.[8]
School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:
(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and
(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and
(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[9]
The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[10]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Byron Gladden did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Guilford County Schools, "2016 Guilford County Board of Education Redistricting," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ Guilford County Board of Elections, "View Democratic Sample Ballot," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ Guilford County Board of Elections, "View Republican Sample Ballot," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ Guilford County, "2016 General Election," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "03/15/2016 Official Primary Election Results - Guilford," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ News and Record, "Retired educator from Greensboro seeks seat on school board," August 19, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Guilford," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Guilford County Board of Elections, "Candidate Finance Report Search," accessed November 3, 2016
- ↑ General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
| 2016 Guilford County Schools Elections | |
| Election date: | Primary: March 15, 2016 General: November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Alan W. Duncan (D) • Alan Hawkes (R) District 1: Incumbent, Aaron Keith McCullough (D) • T. Dianne Bellamy-Small (D) District 2: Incumbent, Jeff Belton (D) • John Bradley Nosek (R) • Anita Sharpe (R) District 3: Angelo Kidd (D) • Brian Pearce (R) • Pat Tillman (R) District 4: Incumbent, Linda Welborn (R) • Paul Daniels (R) District 5: Darlene Garrett (D) • Mary Sauer (R) • Lois Bailey District 6: Wes Cashwell (R) • Khem Irby (D) District 7: Byron Gladden (D) • Bettye Jenkins |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
